Tioga School District

Miss Molenda's class making models in science.

Tioga LEGO Robotics: Bakken Builders will be hosting a virtual activity BINGO throughout December! Week 1: Nov. 30th- Dec. 6th Sponsor: AJ’s Cafe How to Participate: 1.Select activities to complete a normal Bingo 2.Take pictures of yourself doing the different activities. 3. Submit your Bingo at http://bit.ly/BINGO1130 Once you complete a Bingo your name will go in a drawing for weekly prizes! You may submit up to 3 unique Bingos a week. (Free space may be used more than once.) The Bingo card will change every Monday!

There will be Juniors at the elementary Wednesday at 3:25pm and Thursday at 8:15am to sell Pirate bracelets. The single strand bracelets are $6 and the braided bracelets are $8. There are four different color options. They would make a great present for the holiday or stocking stuffer! If it doesn't work to purchase one these days, please complete the form below and a Junior will be in contact with you soon. Thank you for the support as they raise money for the 2021 prom! https://forms.gle/v6VRPkZTv3rX28fY6

FFA fruit sale items will be arriving tomorrow, December 1st. Students will work on getting them delivered or you are welcome to come and pick them up at the Ag room cooler. Thanks to all who supported the Tioga FFA

There will be no wrestling practice today. Practice will start on Tuesday, December 1st. Any questions contact Coach Anderson.

Dress up days at Central this week: Nov 30th-- Sweatshirt and Sweatpants Day!!! Dec 1—Pajama day Dec 2-- Bring a stuffed animal day Dec 3-- Animal day!!! Dec 4 'Freaky Friday' where students dress like teachers and teachers dress like students.

BBB parent meeting for grades 9-12 will take place at the THS Library at 6:30 pm on Monday, Novenber 30th.

Great news! This basketball season you can watch all the Girls and Boys basketball home games for free on the NFHS Network! All you you need to do is make an account with NFHS. First home game for the Pirates are the Girls as they take on Trenton December 17th.

Starting on Monday, Nov. 23, Tioga will be following the mask mandate. Students and staff need to comply. We will work with you, and we will be kind. We do not want to fight over it. Please be positive and let’s get through the next 12 days. We do NOT have school on Wednesday, Thursday (Thanksgiving Day) or Friday. Thank you for your support!

At last night’s Tioga School Board Meeting, the board voted to follow in full the Governor’s Executive Order 2020-43 which addresses the mask mandate and the postponement of NDHSAA winter activities. At Monday, November 16’s meeting, the board voted to recommend, not require, mask usage, but left the NDHSAA postponement intact. Now, the District is following the entire order. We had approximately 40 patrons at the meeting last night. There were several concerns about students wearing masks and how this would be handled by us. It is a mandate-it is not a recommendation-so we can’t just blatantly ignore it. Having said that, we don’t want to fight. The teachers, principals, and I are willing to work with students, and I think if we use common sense, show compassion and empathy, and work with each other, staff and students, we can make this work without hatred and anger. Like everything else we’ve dealt with in the last 9 months, this is all new and what we do on Monday may look differently on Tuesday. We are all learning; we are all trying to survive. Some thoughts we have: Talk to your children about the masks. It is a mandate, but staff is going to work with students. Encourage your children to be positive and be kind. I think if it’s laid out in a manner that we are going to follow this, but we are not going to draw a hard line, we will set up the scenario as “let’s work together on this instead of against each other.” Fighting, hassling, and bullying each other will get none of us anywhere. There were concerns at the meeting about potential ‘bullying.” Remind your child that it’s the teacher job to remind students about masks; not the child’s. The mask mandate is in effect until 11:59 p.m. on December 13. That is 12 school days. Will it be extended? We don’t know. Students in both buildings will be gently reminded about mask wearing, and we are asking that students do their part in working with us. If students politely refuse/don’t comply, teachers will note names and discuss it with the principals who will address it. If students refuse and act inappropriately, they will be treated as if when they act inappropriately in other instances. Like everything else, each teacher will treat the mandate a little differently; we ask students to be flexible. We will work with those students that have medical conditions that truly struggle with a mask. Our guidance is unclear as to how we are to proceed, but we will seek clarification. The “up” side is that we’ve had 63 days in school this fall. With everyone wearing masks, close contacts of positive cases in school will not need to quarantine. They will need to continue wearing a mask, and monitor symptoms. If they start displaying symptoms, they will need to stay home. Please, please, please keep monitoring your children daily and watching for symptoms. If they are sick-not only with COVID, but with colds, flu, etc.-please keep them home until they are well. As many of you don’t like this, many people feel it is the right action. We also need to model respect for others and for the mandate itself. We all have to do things in life we don’t agree with and don’t want to do. We are asking for everyone to work together so we can make this as positive as possible. Thank you for your support. We know this is a touchy topic with many viewpoints, and one we hoped we wouldn’t be a part of; however, we are now. Your kids will do a great job, and so will the staff members. Please contact the school with questions and concerns. See you on Monday!

Gaga Ball is set up in Zone 3 at Central. Thanks for the help Mr. King....

The Tioga School Board will be meeting tomorrow, November 20, at 6:30 in the THS cafeteria to revisit the action from Monday night's board meeting concerning the mask mandate. All are welcome to attend.

Central Parents: We have decided to have some dress up days starting Nov 23 till December 22nd. Below is what each class chose for their day. Students are encouraged to dress up for all the days. Parents and community members if you want to join in on the fun please do and post your pictures to this feed. Or email to me tim.schaffer@k12.nd.us and I will post it a picture... #Pirate Pride I will allow caps on other days if it goes with the day. (ex: I can wear my spider man cap on favorite character day)... Every Friday is also Cap Day!!!!! Jean day till break!!!!!!!!!!!! Nov 23: Schaffer: Favorite Team (Rams)/Jersey Day/Hat day Nov 24: Cooks-- Cook/chef/favorite food costume Nov 30th: Aides/Steph-- Sweatshirt and Sweatpants Day!!! Dec 1: K Germundson—Pajama day Dec 2: K Molenda-- Bring a stuffed animal day Dec 3: 1st Volz/Landsverk-- Animal day!!! Dec 4: 1st Meyer/Landsverk-- 'Freaky Friday' where students dress like teachers and teachers dress like students. Dec 7: 2nd Klug-- CRAZY DAY-clothes, hair, etc. Dec 8: 2nd Lyon—Favorite Character Dec 9: 3rd Iverson-- Black and white day. Everyone wears only black/white Dec 10: 3rd Long-- Mixed Match Day Dec 11: 4th Heier-- Future Job Day. Dress like what you want to be when you grow up Dec 14: 4th King-- Camouflage day. Dec 15: 5th Mosley--Twin day. Dress the same as another person from head to toe Dec 16: 5th DeMoe—Nerd Day Dec 17: 6th Judkins-- Beach Day/Hawaiian Day Dec 18: 6th Roses-- AMERICA DAY! Show your patriotic side by sporting red, white, and blue, and/or stars and stripes! Dec 21: 6th Ornelas-- Squad Day - Encourage students to get into groups for costumes! Whether they go as a pack of crayons, characters from Star Wars, or just dress alike, it’ll be a blast. I have a group of girls that plan to dress up as VSCO girls Dec 22: Title/Sped/PE/Music/Counselor/Speech-- Christmas sweater/Ugly Christmas sweater

Congratulations to Volleyball Coach Shaunessy Meyer being named Region 8 Coach of the Year!

The Juniors are selling Pirate bracelets and holiday wreathes as fundraisers for the 2020-21 prom. If you would like to purchase either item, please complete the form below and a Junior will be in contact with you soon. Thank you for the support. Bracelet Order Form: https://forms.gle/v6VRPkZTv3rX28fY6 Wreath Order Form: https://forms.gle/dAeZwoipQAoJR4Er5

Awanas has been postponed until further notice. Check their facebook page for updates. https://www.facebook.com/tiogaawnaclub

Today, senior Asha Valliere, signed her National Letter of Intent with the University of Mary for women’s golf! CONGRATULATIONS ASHA!!!

Please provide your thoughts on the recent Governor's Executive Order regarding the mask mandate and the postponement of NDHSAA extracurricular activities-either that you support or disagree with the order-to our representatives and any others that you feel should be notified. The link for North Dakota House and Senate members is listed below. Tioga's District is represented by Rep. Bert Anderson, Rep. Donald Longmuir, and Sen. David Rust. https://www.legis.nd.gov/biographies Thank you. Thank

Please use the following link to view the Health and Safety Smart Restart Plan which was amended November 10, 2020. https://5il.co/n4vr

The Boys Basketball coaches and player meal and parents meeting scheduled for tomorrow, Nov. 17th has been postponed. Rescheduled date TBD. We will post when we know.